Oh, you mean the neutral position.
Haha. I guess I could call it more of a "smile" brim. Upswept. Is there an official name for it?
Oh, you mean the neutral position.
Oh, you mean the neutral position.
It was "good night Mrs. Calabash ... where ever you are!"
And the brim was UP while he was sayin' it!
Whadda guy!
Sam
I thought that the rake was the amount that the crown height decreases from the front of the hat to the back.What I have determined is that for most people, the degree of "rake" is important in choosing "up or down" in front.
See the rake thread.
A minimal rake ... in other words, a non-severe roll to the brim in front ... seems more popular for those who consider turning the brim up.
On the other hand ... a severe rake means that if you do wear the front up it will be more like that Archie Bunker or Ed Norton look that is considered rather oaffish.
BB King and other jazz greats who routinely wear a front up fedora do so with a fairly flat brim ... with very little "rake" so they don't have a great amount of roll to the front.
So all you have to do is snap up the brim, put on the hat and then ask yourself if you look like Archie Bunker or BB King.
Simple
(Disclaimer ... this doesn't fit if you are Rocky or Bogart, ala "They Drive By Night." However, if you are a cool as Bogart, you can do what ever you want with a hat. Who's going to challenge you?)
Sam
I thought that the rake was the amount that the crown height decreases from the front of the hat to the back.
I'm no expert, I'm just trying to learn like many of us and I was confused. Sorry if I sounded "snooty" - I didn't mean to.rake 3 (rk)
intr. & tr.v. raked, rak·ing, rakes
To slant or cause to incline from the perpendicular: propeller blades that rake backward from the shaft; rake a ship's mast.
I thought it involved the degree of pitch of any part of the hat, but, Hey, you guys are the EXPERTS, not me.
Sorry for the foou paws.
Reconsider the whole "pitch" of the brim instead ... that OK?
The point remains, the less "pitch" involved, the better it will look while "up."
Sam
I have several vintage fedoras ... dressier ones ... that I am coming to enjoy wearing with the brim 'up' in the front.
They just seem 'happier' that way. I wear a hat to the office every day and around the office during the day, and it seems like they have a more 'friendly' impact with the brim up, rather than snapped down.
So what is your choice?
Up?
Or down?
Just wondering ...
Sam
but when donning the hat I have trouble deciding whether to wear it up or down myself. What do y'all think?